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The interview was conducted with Anton Hopen on November 2, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview provides information on family history, fishing and farming in Norway, childhood, school, work in Norway, reason for emigrating, voyage to America, train trip to Tacoma, work in U.S., Great Depression, fishing in U.S., citizenship, Norwegian organizations in Alaska, visits to Norway, and changes in Norwegian farming. The interview also contains photographs of Anton Hopen in Tokeen, Alaska, the marble quarry in Tokeen, Anton cutting marble, Anton and other quarry employees, Brunwald (the boat Anton fished on in Alaska), Anton's home in Svardal, Norway, and Anton and his wife Anna at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English. Also see Anna Hopen.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 11 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 11A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Obituary for Anton Hopen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 11B Photographs
Nine photographs

The interview was conducted with Anna Hopen on November 2, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview provides information on family history, immigration to Norway, school, Christmas traditions, return to the U.S., feelings about leaving Norway, work in U.S., marriage, children, community involvement, church, visits to Norway, changes in Norway, and Norwegian traditions. The interview also contains Anna Hopen's husband Anton's obituary from the Western Viking and photographs of Anna's grandmother's home in Espetveit, Norway, Anna's home in Norway, Hopen, Norway, Anna and Anton at Prince William Sound in Alaska (1936), Anna in Tacoma, Washington before her family returned to Norway, Anna and her brother Oscar in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Anna and Anton at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.

Also see Carl Tweiten, Martha Handeland, and Anton Hopen.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 10 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 10A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen to Mr. and Mrs. Hopen.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 10B Photographs
Nine photographs

The interview was conducted with Gertrude Simonseth on October 30, 1981 in Stanwood, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains photographs of Gertrude's mother and father, the Rindal Church, Gertrude and a friend at work, the Simonseth barn and house at a funeral, Gertrude and her husband Nels on the Atlantic Ocean, and Gertrude and Nels at the time of the interview. See also Nels Simonseth for his interview as well as a personal recording provided by the couple. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Nels Simonseth and Nels and Gertrude Simonseth's personal recording.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 9 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 9A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 9B Photographs
Nine photographs

This interview was conducted with Nels Simonseth on October 30, 1981 in Stanwood, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, employment, and community activities. The interview also contains a photograph of Nels and a friend felling a cedar tree with a 13ft. diameter and two photographs of Nels at the time of the interview. See also Gertrude Simonseth. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Gertrude Simonseth and Nels and Gertrude Simonseth's personal recording.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 8 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 8A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. and Mrs. Simonseth’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 8B Photographs
Three photographs

The interview was conducted with Knute Mjøen on October 29, 1981 in Stanwood, WA. It provides information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains two photographs of Knute. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 7 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 7A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Mjoen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 7B Photographs
Two photographs

This interview was conducted with Edward Flones on October 29, 1981 in Stanwood, Washington. It contains information on family background, work, emigration, marriage and family, church, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also provides photographs of Hustad, Edward's brother's house, Ed and Eddie Flones when they first came to America (1930), Edward's first and last boats, a fishing boat with a Caterpillar Diesel D342 Marine Engine (1956), and Edward at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 6 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 6A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Flones’ participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 6B Photographs
Eight photographs

The interview was conducted with Torvald Handeland on October 27, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview provides information on family history, life on a Norwegian farm, schooling, decision to move to the U.S., Christmas traditions, fishing experiences throughout life, voyage to America, jobs and changes in the fishing and logging industries, citizenship process, visits to and changes in Norway. The interview also contains photographs of Cook Inlet, Alaska (late 1930s), Gravatn stöl, Torvald Handeland's home in Sirdal, Norway (summer 1981), and Torvald and his wife Martha at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted with English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.

Also see Martha Handeland.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 5 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 5A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 5B Photographs
Seven photographs

The interview was conducted with Martha Handeland on October 27, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview provides information on parents' life in Tacoma before moving back to Norway in 1920, family background, voyage to Norway, life and schooling in Norway, American-Norwegian Christmas traditions, household responsibilities, return trip to Canada and Seattle, life in Tacoma, marriage, children's lives, maintenance of Norwegian traditions. It also contains a photograph of Martha Handeland and a photograph of Martha and her husband Torvald. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.

Also see Carl Tweiten, Anna Hopen, and Torvald Handeland.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 4 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 4A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. and Mrs. Handeland’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 4B Photographs
Two photographs

This interview was conducted with Lina Stakset on October 26, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains photographs of Lina and her family, Lina's husband's boat, and Lina at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 3B Photographs
Four photographs

The interview was conducted with Anna Loman on October 23, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, employment, family, emigration, heritage, church and community life, and return trips to Sweden. It also contains a letter from Anna to Janet Rasmussen and photographs of Anna's homeplace, Anna's daughter Margit (March 16, 1925), Anna's last Christmas in Sweden (1926), Anna in Gig Harbor (1931), Anna weaving, at an auction (1942), Anna at Olympic Laundry in Tacoma, and Anna at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Swedish towards the end of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 2 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 2A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 2B Photographs
Nine photographs